Hi, me and 10 month old dd are in a bit of a pickle. She is a pretty crap sleeper and napper anyway, which is fine as I usually just go with it and she doesn't seem to need loads of sleep. But last week we had a holiday and got back really late on Sunday night and she refused to sleep in the car so had no sleep that night until past midnight, but still woke up at her usual 6.30 am the next day. Since then she has been getting more and more tired, as she will not nap and has been taking longer to fall asleep in the evening due to her overtiredness, but still waking up early.
The problem is, I have been working and working on getting her to nap since Monday, but she has not had a single nap of more than 30 mins and is usually waking up after 10-15 mins. But she desperately needs sleep. I have tried everything - today she has fallen asleep in the sling, the pushchair, fed to sleep and gone into cot, but every time woken up within 20 minutes. She is wired!
Please, does anyone have any ideas of how I can break this cycle of over-tiredness, and help her to stay asleep. When she wakes from a nap, she is immediately totally awake, so I can't resettle her, and she won't sleep again for another couple of hours then. Bless her, she is yawning and even has bags under her eyes, I want to help her . Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.